Micarie, a language enthusiast from Japan

Importance of Vowels in Japanese

This is a Japanese sentence made by substituting /P/ for each consonant.Can you guess the original phrase?

If it is read with the right intonation, most native speakers of the Japanese language can easily guess what it means.On the other hand, it’s very difficult if it’s read with different vowels.It shows the importance of vowels in the Japanese language.

The original version of the sentence above is:わたしは、ねこがすきです。watashi wa neko ga suki desu. (= I like cats.)